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wow, i understand you are protecting said tenant, but if our tenants were to ever send an email of that nature to us, i would never post it on a message board. anonymous or not. or with their consent. i feel those matters are strictly confidential, that is jmo.

wow, i understand you are protecting said tenant, but if our tenants were to ever send an email of that nature to us, i would never post it on a message board. anonymous or not. or with their consent. i feel those matters are strictly confidential, that is jmo.

I agree.

what to do? delete this thread.

wow, i understand you are protecting said tenant, but if our tenants were to ever send an email of that nature to us, i would never post it on a message board. anonymous or not. or with their consent. i feel those matters are strictly confidential, that is jmo.

Agreed, and Sowal is a small community so this makes it all the more tasteless. FG, you spend quite a bit of time debating what people do or don't do in the County to help create more jobs, but yet you are soliciting a message board for advice on what to do? Looks like a golden opportunity for you to walk the walk instead of talking the talk, if you can afford to.

This is a small community. Even by blocking out names, someone knows who this person is. I agree this should stay private. No one wants their business spread around town. JMO

I think you should give them a couple of months free rent to help them out of this tough time. Think of it like this. If you wanted to evict them, it could take up to a year to get them out, and they wouldn't be paying rent for a year. Giving them a couple of months free rent, would pay back greatly, as they would be extremely appreciative of your assistance. Also, if they did leave now, it is likely that the house would be vacant for several months anyway.

I think you should give them a couple of months free rent to help them out of this tough time. Think of it like this. If you wanted to evict them, it could take up to a year to get them out, and they wouldn't be paying rent for a year. Giving them a couple of months free rent, would pay back greatly, as they would be extremely appreciative of your assistance. Also, if they did leave now, it is likely that the house would be vacant for several months anyway.

Great advice, SJ.

Also, why would this be in the employment section?

I doubt seriously anyone would know this person, it is, however, a dose of reality I think SoWal needs to read. This person happens to be online, however, most people that have spoken to me concerning this issue, are not. Finally, someone put it in writing. Those who make policy, and who complain about it, need to hear the other side. It doesn't need to be swept under the rug, it needs to be addressed. Yes, I've given them time, but lets eliminate unnecessary codes, and understand this is survival to a lot of folks! Bring in other industry, jobs! Make it so that it isn't cheaper to hire foreign workers! Give our people a reason to increase their education! Hire American first!

wow, i understand you are protecting said tenant, but if our tenants were to ever send an email of that nature to us, i would never post it on a message board. anonymous or not. or with their consent. i feel those matters are strictly confidential, that is jmo.

You know, there are other ways of looking at your view point, one, it would be embarassing to you, or that SoWal isn't the paradise advertised,
also, how can policy be made accurately without all necessary info?
Then, maybe the policies that have been made in the past aren't working?

You know, there are other ways of looking at your view point, one, it would be embarassing to you, or that SoWal isn't the paradise advertised,
also, how can policy be made accurately without all necessary info?
Then, maybe the policies that have been made in the past aren't working?

ok, so you want to play this looking at other view points game.....if it were our tenants, we would work with them until something could be resolved, but that would be between us and them and using our own judgement, not asking anyone on a message board for advice on what to do. that's part of being a landlord. suck it up, if she doesn't find a job and can't pay, evict them. she'll find a job when and if she wants/needs to. and if this is about a reality dose, we all know what the economy is going through without you posting an email for us to read.:roll:

florida girl, policy is made at BCC meetings not on sowal.com. If I were your tenant I would be packing my things right now. This is incredibly tacky.

Why not wait until you see them at church and make a prayer request that this person find work? Oh that's right it would be RUDE. I don't care if you left out the names. It wouldn't take a genius to figure out who your tenant is.

You do nothing but stir the pot while giving out ideas that a bong brainstorming session would find short sighted or uneccessary. You keep stating that you are trying to come up with ideas to help the area, but you post them on here as though they are going to happen because you did. Go talk to your county commissioner, or better yet run. If you don't win then clearly your ideas might just not be those of the masses.

Finally I will ask you, was the purpose of this thread to show the plight of local workers who have to rent from slum lords or was it to show that people with the money to have rental properties were facing difficult choices of evict or embarrass?

ok, so you want to play this looking at other view points game.....if it were our tenants, we would work with them until something could be resolved, but that would be between us and them and using our own judgement, not asking anyone on a message board for advice on what to do. that's part of being a landlord. suck it up, if she doesn't find a job and can't pay, evict them. she'll find a job when and if she wants/needs to. and if this is about a reality dose, we all know what the economy is going through without you posting an email for us to read.:roll:

To summerize, who cares whether there are jobs in the area? It doesn't effect me? Not my business? I don't want to get involved? My 4 and no more? Just so I can live in paradise?
So you think if someone hasn't find a job, it's because they don't want/need to?
There is no responsibilty, accountability for our leaders to make the necessary adjustments to create a healthy economic community?

To summerize, who cares whether there are jobs in the area? It doesn't effect me? Not my business? I don't want to get involved? My 4 and no more? Just so I can live in paradise?
So you think if someone hasn't find a job, it's because they don't want/need to?
There is no responsibilty, accountability for our leaders to make the necessary adjustments to create a healthy economic community?

No there is not. Show me where in the county charter, state constitution, or US constitution that states the government in any form must provide for private jobs?

The veneer is getting thinner and thinner. Obviously your reasoning for economic growth is so that you can continue to rent property.

For the record this thread is a disgrace and should be removed at the very least edited.

florida girl, policy is made at BCC meetings not on sowal.com. If I were your tenant I would be packing my things right now. This is incredibly tacky.

Why not wait until you see them at church and make a prayer request that this person find work? Oh that's right it would be RUDE. I don't care if you left out the names. It wouldn't take a genius to figure out who your tenant is.

You do nothing but stir the pot while giving out ideas that a bong brainstorming session would find short sighted or uneccessary. You keep stating that you are trying to come up with ideas to help the area, but you post them on here as though they are going to happen because you did. Go talk to your county commissioner, or better yet run. If you don't win then clearly your ideas might just not be those of the masses.

Finally I will ask you, was the purpose of this thread to show the plight of local workers who have to rent from slum lords or was it to show that people with the money to have rental properties were facing difficult choices of evict or embarrass?

The BCC does what we ultimately want them to. The problem is the divided community. How would you know what would go on in church? Why would it be rude? Stir the pot? Exactly! Stir out of complacency! Hopefully, things will get stirred up enough to actually change! One day I may run for BCC, but not in the immediate future. Why should it be okay for the liberals on this site to speak what they want about issues, or anything else, and it not be ok to present the other side of the story?
The purpose of this thread is to read the other side of the story. Why should we be the "graveyard between two cities?"

No there is not. Show me where in the county charter, state constitution, or US constitution that states the government in any form must provide for private jobs?

The veneer is getting thinner and thinner. Obviously your reasoning for economic growth is so that you can continue to rent property.

For the record this thread is a disgrace and should be removed at the very least edited.

The county sets the policy for new business, land use code, neighborhood density, scenic hwy designation, and so on. Even the sign ordinance.
How many threads have been written on how "terrible" something looks referring to some new construction? What about the sign debacle? What about the "yellow" heavy equipment fuss? How many photos have been uploaded to SoWal about somebody clearing their 1/4 acre? Talk about citizen police!

And you are not at all embarassed?

And you are not at all embarassed?

I am embarrassed for your tenant. That was a private letter sent to you and unless this person gave you permission to copy it onto a local message board, you have done wrong.

Remind me to never rent from you.

To summerize, who cares whether there are jobs in the area? It doesn't effect me? Not my business? I don't want to get involved? My 4 and no more? Just so I can live in paradise?
So you think if someone hasn't find a job, it's because they don't want/need to?
There is no responsibilty, accountability for our leaders to make the necessary adjustments to create a healthy economic community?

I assure you that it's not only your community that has an unhealthy economy. It's MUCH, MUCH bigger than that. This is a MACRO-ECONOMIC issue. And I doubt there is anything that local community leaders could do to turn it around.

florida girl, policy is made at BCC meetings not on sowal.com. If I were your tenant I would be packing my things right now. This is incredibly tacky.

I agree,however, the more I read this, I wonder what exactly the real motive in posting this. Obviously you would love for them to be packing their goods and getting out.

Maybe that is the reason? Has this tenant done something to make you so angry you are trying to embarrass them in public? Is there a personal issue that you have chosen this avenue as a tool ?

If I were the tenant I would also be saving this thread for future considerations and letting everyone I know not to rent from you for any reason.

When you get your tenant out, then, personally, I certainly don't want to hear you whine that you can't rent your property.

FYI - I have found that acts of kindness in times like this pay you back many times over.

The BCC does what we ultimately want them to. The problem is the divided community. How would you know what would go on in church? Why would it be rude? Stir the pot? Exactly! Stir out of complacency! Hopefully, things will get stirred up enough to actually change! One day I may run for BCC, but not in the immediate future. Why should it be okay for the liberals on this site to speak what they want about issues, or anything else, and it not be ok to present the other side of the story?
The purpose of this thread is to read the other side of the story. Why should we be the "graveyard between two cities?"

I'll let that slide and chalk it up to your boundless ignorance.

LOL! So during this tight budget year, the County should increase the payroll, by becoming a very large employer? Makes perfect sense to me -- NOT.

Also, unless how the heck do you know that someone working in South Walton isn't American, unless you are the one who did the hiring? I've never been asked to show anything stating that I'm an American, except when entering this and other countries. Just because someone has black skin, doesn't mean that they are African citizens, and just because someone looks like they are of Latin America decent, doesn't mean they are not US citizens.

LOL! So during this tight budget year, the County should increase the payroll, by becoming a very large employer? Makes perfect sense to me -- NOT.

Also, unless how the heck do you know that someone working in South Walton isn't American, unless you are the one who did the hiring? I've never been asked to show anything stating that I'm an American, except when entering this and other countries. Just because someone has black skin, doesn't mean that they are African citizens, and just because someone looks like they are of Latin America decent, doesn't mean they are not US citizens.

It has been my observation when the construction boom went away, a lot of the "undocumented workers" went with it anyway,


FloridaGirl, are you EVER going to tell us what this thread is REALLY about? Why are your panties in such a wad anyway?

It has been my observation when the construction boom went away, a lot of the "undocumented workers" went with it anyway,


FloridaGirl, are you EVER going to tell us what this thread is REALLY about? Why are your panties in such a wad anyway?

I suspect it's a "Look at me, I'm a Recession victim" shoutout.

Too frustrated by the choices available to her:

(1) as a business person and landlord she essentially knows she should evict these folks;

(2) not financially capable of letting them stay for an undetermined length of time for free.

(3) unsure that in this economic recession she'll be able to quickly refill the place with a suitable renter.

I don't agree with the way she posted the personal e-mail. I'm a former landlord and have had to deal with similar situations (didn't like it a bit--that's why I don't do it anymore). But as a landlord it's all about risk and reward sweetheart--put on your big girl panties and deal with it without dragging innocent people through the mud along with you.